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About Shalgaon Village

Shalgaon is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 221 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 108.09 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 221
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shalgaon is the 188th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 108.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shalgaon

Shalgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarifabad, Satihar, Sehas and Sephalika Chandan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalgaon village had a population of 433. That makes it the 188th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Shalgaon village has 221 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalgaon has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shalgaon is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalgaon covers 108.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalgaon falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shalgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalgaon.

Shalgaon is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalgaon today is likely to be higher.

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